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SATS. Y 6 scribe and extra time

Jellybeanz

Hello everyone I am new to this site.

My son has Aspergers, hypermobility, SPD and is currently being looked at for ADHD. He does not have an EHCP (yet) so does not automatically qualify for special accommodations.

He is taking his SATS in May and Ive just met with his Senco.

She said he will NOT get extra time but will be allowed rest breaks. He has pain writing and hates writing. She said he wont get a laptop as its too late now but they ll consider it in future (bit late). The school are stingy with ipads.

They also said he could loose marks if he has a scribe inside of having it transcribed. I have seen his work with a scribe is vastly superior whereas with a transcription he would not like to repeat it and will get flustered.

I would like him to have extra time and not just timed rest breaks as I dont think he wil manage well with the stop start every other sentence and I think he will get anxious about it and the timed aspect.

Has any one any suggestions as I know the application has to be put in soon.

Is it possible to use the scribe in part of the tests only as he can write small amount eg. for spelling and missing words and a few sentences (but then it gets very poor to read). Does any one know about loosing marks I cant find any information on it?

Is he entitiled to extra time?

Thank you

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  • Former Member
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    Welcome to the forum

    The most important thing for him is not to worry about how well he does. He needs encouragement to do his best but at the end of the day a SATS score is neither here nor there. You want him to succeed, obviously, but you have to be OK with him doing as well as he can. Education is not everything and some people have a different furrow to plough with their lives.

    If he comes out of his current school with a low mark then that reflects more on the school than it does on him and he can make a fresh start in a new school with everyone aware that he has special needs.

    I went through school and only realised that I had taken the 11plus after I had taken it (I wasn't the most aware of children!) and I certainly felt no pressure but just enjoyed the challenge of school and my parents somehow knew how to encourage, but not force, me to do OK. There was no mention or awareness of ASD at the time and that had benefits as well as drawbacks.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    Welcome to the forum

    The most important thing for him is not to worry about how well he does. He needs encouragement to do his best but at the end of the day a SATS score is neither here nor there. You want him to succeed, obviously, but you have to be OK with him doing as well as he can. Education is not everything and some people have a different furrow to plough with their lives.

    If he comes out of his current school with a low mark then that reflects more on the school than it does on him and he can make a fresh start in a new school with everyone aware that he has special needs.

    I went through school and only realised that I had taken the 11plus after I had taken it (I wasn't the most aware of children!) and I certainly felt no pressure but just enjoyed the challenge of school and my parents somehow knew how to encourage, but not force, me to do OK. There was no mention or awareness of ASD at the time and that had benefits as well as drawbacks.

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